At a press conference today in Yokohama, Shooto announced a highly anticipated rematch between Shinya Aoki and Akira Kikuchi. The fight will take on place on Shooto’s upcoming February 17th ‘Back To Our Roots’ show. The current 167-pound Shooto Champion Shinya Aoki will be making the first defense of his title since winning it last February. Aoki defeated the Killer Bee fighter to claim the Shooto Middleweight belt and the rematch will take place exactly one year later from their first meeting.